Holder for rubber stamps



Feb. 17, 1931.

Filed Nov; 16. 1929 s. GILLELAND HOLDER FOR RUBBER STAMPS 2 Sheets-Sheet l i j 24 so ll 24 I 22 A 27 27 29 3o 3? 2e /2 /8 l7 Fi i li /e 'Z' 8 9 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. 17, 1931'.

HOLDER FOR RUBBER STAMPS Filed Nov. 16. 1929 s. GILLELAND 1,793,283

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 513514454! dlelamz Afio g Patented Feb. 17, 1931 STEWART GILL ND, or SEATTLE, wA m m v HoLDER 'OR RUBBERs'rAMrs Application filed November 16;.1929; .Serial i101 407,638. v

My invention relatesito improvements, in the stamp back'in the wrong. place thus makit 7 holdersfor rubber stamps of the form commonlyused-by hand for dating, receipting cancelling andthe like and the object of my 11:. 6- invention -is to provideaholder of simple and compact construction to which a plurality "of rubber stamps may be attached and by 'which said stamps; may be heldjin contact with inking pads and in such positions'that 10 they are always readily accessible for use,

.said holder also embodying means-for returning the stamps to the inoperative position in f contact with the inking pads as soonv as the 1 stamps are released after use. A v- Other objects are to provide a rubber stamp holder by which the rubber stamps-areall held in an uprightposition when not in use whereby they will occupy a minimum amount of desk space; to provide a holder inwhich the rubber stampsaremounte-don a rotatable frame which maybe turned freely to permit a desired stampto be quickly and easily located; and to provide a holder inwhich the rubber stamps are pivotally mounted on the ends of arms andare provided with finger pieces by which they may be grasped and turned by a very easy and natural movement of the wrist and forearm as the. stamps are brought down onto the paperorarticle which is beingstamped. V I

Other and more specific objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with. the accompanying drawings.- v

In offices where a number of rubberstamps are used it is common practice to-lea-v'e these stamps lying on a desk or in'atray,.or tohang them on a rack provided for this purpose. \Vhena stamp is to be used the proper stamp must first be located, the operator then picks up the stamp, inks it by pressing it against an ink pad, stamps thepaper on which it is to be used and then replaces the stamp. Often 1 the ink pad will have a cover which will have to be opened. preparatory to inking the stamp and closed after thestamp has been inked. This necessitatesiseveral operations and requires considerable time for each use. of'the stamp and also makes it possible, where the stamp is kept in a particular location to putnexttime it is. to be used arms.

brackets are secured toswinging farms. j 7

ing it necessary to search for. thestampfthe In accordance with: my invention I provide a holder of neat appearance-and compact conv struction for holding. the rubber stampsflin such a manner that they .will always" be readily accessible to theuser and can not be removed from the holding means and will always be automatically inked and will require the least possible number of operations to use and will always be returned to the place where they belongafteruse.

.In the drawings Fig. 1 isaverticalmid section of a rubber stamp holder constructed in accordance, with my invention, showing I the stamps and stamp arms lllit IEtlSBd'POSl- 7 tion. 1

. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the same, showing one'stamp and stamp arm lowered into astamping position.

Fig. 3 is aiplan view ofthe device with all the stamps and stamp arms raised; 7 I

' Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 4:4 of Fig. l showing onefo'rm of pivot means for the bottom ends ofthe swinging Fig. 5 is an enlarged section throughflslot and pin means which rubber stamp Fig. Gis a fragmentaryelevation of a modified formof stamp supportingarn' whiQh may be embodied in the invention. 7

f Fig. 7 s a fragmentary section ofa modi- I lied form of inkpad. V r

Like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, I show'a stamp holding device embodying a relatively heavy. base 7, preferably of lead, secured by screws 7? to av suitable disc or plate 8 which may have a padding 9, as of felt, provided thereon to avoid ma rring desks andthe like on which the device is set. The base 7 is preferably of Jconical shape and has an axial pivot pin 10 embedded therein and extending upwardly therefrom to form a vertical bearing fora-n 7 upper rotatable'frameorbody. Said frame embodies an upperpad holding'drum 11 of polygonalshape connected with a portion 12,

i ever, that a. greater or less number of arms 22 which. converges downwardly to a location 13 of smaller diameter and then expands to form a hollow cone shaped bottom portion 14 arranged to fit over the heavy base 7. The cone shaped bottom portion 14 preferably terminates at its lower end in a cylindrical portion 15 having bearing brackets 16 provided there;

on. A hearing hub 17 is fixedly secured with in the smalleryportion 13 of the rotatable housing and fits over thepivot pin- 10 and means, as a nut-18 is provided forpreventing separation of the twohousing-parts; rod 20, having a loop 21 on its upper end, may be secured to the pivot-'10 to'afford convenient means by which the device may be picked up and moved about; 5 r A pluralityof arms 22 for holding'the stamps are distributed at frequent intervals around the rotatable frame and the' bottom end of each of said arms is connected by a pivot pin 23 with one pair of lugs 16. lVhen thus mounted, these arms are free tostand upright alongside of the rotatable frame or to be swung downward in radialpa'ths to a substantially horizontal positioni "Inthe drawings I have shown twelve of' said stamp carrying arms 22 and have shown the drum 11 'to be a polygon 'oftwelve sides, each side forming a fiat surface againstwhich anink pad 24 may rest. It will be understood howmay be provided, as desired, and that the size of the rotatable frame may be varied to suit the number of stamps which are to be taken careof.

The upper ends of the arms 22 are preferably made tubular for the reception of'the cylindrical ends 25 of'brackets 26 to which the blocks 27 of rubber stamps may be secured by screws 28. Finger pieces 29 are also secured to, or formed integral with, the brackets 26. Type 30 of the usual form is provided ontheblocks27.

V 1 y Removal of the cylindrical bracket ends 25 from the tubular'ends of the arms 22 is prevented bymeans of pins 31Which operate in slots 32 in the arms 22. Theslots 32 allow thebrackets 26 to be turned through an angle of substantially one hundred eighty degrees as the arms are lowered from the position shown in Fig. 1, to theposition shown in Fig. 2. .A coil torsion-spring 33 is provided on each arm 22. 'Eachspring 33- has one "end hooked onto the pin 31 and the other and fixedly connected as by a pin 34 with its respective arm-22., The springs 33 return theblocks 27 to'the position shown in Fig. 1 as soon as the finger pieces arereleased'afteruse thus insuring that the type 28 will always rest against the inking pad 24 when-.the arms 22 are in the upright-position. Tension springs 35 serve to keep the arms 22 in the upright position except when theyare pressed down for the purpose of stamping. Atrough 36 i may be provided at the lower endof the ink pad 24 to catch ink if any of such ink should I drain out of said pad.

The finger'pieces 29 extend outwardly from the brackets 26 as shown and preferably are each provided with two finger holes 37 for convenient reception of the first two fingers of the right hand; By inserting the first two fingers of theright hand in the bracket 26 at the-left hand side of the device shown in Fig. f1, with the back of the hand turned toward the" drum 11, and then'bringing the arm 22 ,down into the position shown in Fig. 2, al-

lowing, a free and natural movement of the arm and wrist as the. arm comes down, the stamp clock and bracket 26 will be turned through substantially a complete half turn.

After the stamping is done the hand may be allowed to follow the arm back up the spring 35 draws the arm 22 back to its proper'posithen grasps the'finger piece on the desired.

stamp, swings the arm 22 down farenough to apply the stampand lets said arm move back into the upright position again. The stamp blocks2' 7 or thearms 22 or brackets 26 may be marked to designate the stamp, and a person who uses the stamps frequently will soon learn to locate the desired stamp almost instantly without reading the signs. Rubber stamps of conventional shape and'size may be used by cutting 01f the hand hold portion'of the block and securing thetype carrying portion of the same to thebrackets 26.

My rubber stamp holder is neat and attractive in appearance, cheap and compact in construction, simple and eflicient in operation and "saves'time" and labor by reducing the number of operations required for applying a stamp and by affording means to which the stamps may be permanently attached thus compelling an "orderly arrangement. of the stamps and preventing loss and misplacement provided with clips 40 for the reception of a1 separate ink pad 41 foreach rubber stamp. This makes it possible to use pads of different colors, as blue and red and black; for different stamps, and also makes it possible to turn the pads endfor end if the ink tends to settle to the bottoms of the pads.

. The foregoing description and accompany-' ing drawings clearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my 'mventlon, but it w ll be understood that this disclosureis merely illusa and a horizontal stamping. position and means for supporting stamps on the outer ends of said arms.

2. A holder for rubber stamps, embodying a plurality of arms pivotallyv mounted to swing between an upright position of rest and a horizontal stamping position, rubber stamps, and means plvotally connecting said rubber stamps with the outer ends of said arms.

3. A holder for rubber stamps, embodying a frame mounted for rotary movement on a vertical axis, a plurality of arms pivoted at 'their bottom ends to said frame andrubber stamps connected by pivot means with the upper ends of said arms.

a frame mounted for rotary movement on a vertical axis, a plurality of arms pivoted at their bottom ends to said frame and arranged to swing from an inoperative upright position to a horizontal stamping position, rubber stamps for the upper ends of said arms and pivotal means connecting said rubber stamps with said arms.

5. A holder for rubber stamps, embodying a frame mounted'for rotary movement on a vertical axis, a plurality of arms pivoted at their bottom ends to said frame and arranged to swing from an upright inoperative position to a horizontal stamping position spring means urging said arms upwardly, and rubber stamps connected by pivot means. with the upper ends of said arms.

6. A holder for rubberstamps, embodying a frame mounted for rotary movement on a vertical axis, a plurality of arms pivoted at their bottom ends to said frame and arranged to swing from an upright inoperative position to a horizontal stamping position, rubber stamps connected by pivot means with the upper ends of said arms, and ink pad means on the upper part of said frame, against which said rubber stamps may rest when said arms are upright.

7. A holder for rubber stamps, embodying a frame mounted for rotary movement on a vertical axis, a plurality of arms pivoted at their bottom ends to said frame and arranged to swing from an upright inoperative position to a horizontal stamping position resilient means urging said arms upwardly, rubber stamp brackets extending outwardly from the ends of said arms and pivotally connected axially with said arms, rubber stamps on said brackets and ink pad" means against which said rubber stamps may rest when said arms are inth'e upright position.

a frame mounted for rotary movement on a vertical .-axis, a: plurality of arms pivoted at thenfbottom ends to sa d frameand arranged I to'sw1ngfrom anupright moperatlve posi- 8. Afholder for rubber stamps, embodying 76 tion to V a'horizontal stamping position, fresilient means urging said arms upwardly, rub

ber stamp brackets extending outwardly from I the ends of said arms and pivotally connected axially with said arms, rubber stamps .on 'saidbrackets, ink pad means on the upper portion of said frame, springs 'yieldingly' urging said rubberstamps into portions in which they will rest against said ink pad means when said arms are upright and finger hold means by which said rubber stamps may for stamping. v

9. In a rubber stamp holder an arm pivoted at its lower end to swing between a vertical and a horizontalposition, abracket axially pivoted tothe upper endjof said arm, and a rubber stamp'secured to said bracket; 4. A holder for rubber stamps, embodying 10. In a rubber stamp holder an arm pivoted at its lower endto swing between a vertical and a horizontal position, a bracket axially pivoted to the upper end of said arm, 3

means for limiting the rotary movement of said bracket to substantially one half of one complete revolution, spring means tending to rotate said bracket to the limit of'its rotary movement in one direction, a rubber stamp secured to said bracket and finger hold means on said'bracket bywhi'ch the same'may be grasped'tosimultaneously lower the arm and turn the bracket in its axial pivot.

g 11. The apparatus as claimed in'claim 10 in which slot and pin means are used to limit turning movement of the bracket on the arm of one complete upright position, and rubber stamps pivotally mounted on the ends of said arms to en-.

gage the ink pads when thearms are raised and to turn face downwardly when the arms are lowered. y

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12 in which'the upright rotatable frame converges below the ink pad'drum to form a smallerportion and the nlexpands again to simultaneously be moved down and turnede form the base and the springs which urge the arms upwardly are connected with said arms and with the smaller portion ofJ-said frame.-

14. The apparatus as described in claim 12 f ,130'

which said base is provided with abottom plate which extends beyond its QlICLlHlfGTQDCG and in which the-bottom end of the frame 7 extends downwardly over the base and terv minates just above the outwardly projecting edge of said bottom plate, 7 I l The foregoing specification: signed at Seattle, Wash, this 9th day of Nov, 1929.

STEWART GILLELAND. 

